Russia sends missile cruiser to Mediterranean: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is sending a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations in the region, Interfax quoted a military source as saying on Wednesday, as the United States prepares for a possible military strike in…
Head of Xinhua says Western media pushing revolution in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western media organizations are trying to demonize China and promote revolution and national disintegration as they hate seeing the country prosper, the head of China’s official Xinhua news agency said in comments published on Wedne…
Turkey ready to join any coalition against Syria: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Wednesday that Turkey would take part in any international coalition against Syria, but stopped short of saying whether that would include military action.
Egyptian policeman shot dead in revenge attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian policeman was shot dead and another wounded on Wednesday at a checkpoint in the southern town of Aswan, the Interior Ministry said, in what appeared to be a revenge killing.
China’s ex-security chief helping probe, not target: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, one of the country’s most powerful politicians of the last decade, is helping authorities in a corruption probe and, contrary to media reports, is not currently the target of the…
South Korean legislator accused of North Korean-style regime plot
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to allow the arrest of one of its members accused of conspiracy to overthrow the government and introduce a North Korean-style regime.
Putin ‘does not rule out’ approving Syria strike with evidence Assad used poison gas
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not rule out approving a military operation in Syria if clear evidence showed Damascus had carried out chemical weapons attacks, but said any attack would be illegal without U.N. suppo…
Mexico Congress approves contested education reform
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Congress gave final approval on Wednesday to a government bill to overhaul an education system that badly lags global peers, despite teacher protests seeking to derail it.
Peace talks with Israel going nowhere: senior Palestinian
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are proving pointless and will not bear fruit without much greater pressure from Washington, a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday.
Movie version of Malaysian race riot stirs unease
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – At a crucial point in the film “Tanda Putera”, ethnic Chinese youths urinate on a pole flying the flag of a Malaysian state, setting off events that push the country into a deadly race riot that still haunts the national consci…
